Experts & Speakers Faculty Profile
Ruth Stone
Director—Ethnomusicology Institute, Chairperson—Folklore Institute, Chair and Professor—Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, College of Arts and Sciences
IU Bloomington
Director—Ethnomusicology Institute, Chairperson—Folklore Institute, Chair and Professor—Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Interests:
African music, arts, dance, and oral history, ethnomusicology, folkloreEducation:
- B.A. at University of Northern Iowa, 1966
- M.A. at Hunter College, 1972
- Ph.D. at Indiana University, 1979
Background:

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Ruth Stone is an ethnomusicologist specializing in African music, with a secondary area in music of the Middle East.